Burner-controlling means



Feb- 1927? E. EIDSEN v I BURNER CONTROLLING MEANS Filed July 13. 1925 QEdwardEfilsen its ,5 ar rr EDwAnn apssa oantam r/r'i wAuK-nn isconsin,

. Patente Feb. a' iaza: if imhsg 1 nunnnn-oorirnont neawaits. A plicatikh and July 13, 1925. Serial No. 43,; si My invention relates to meansfor con-' pipe' line 11,saine ha ving therein the valve I trollingthefuel' supply ofian ofil'burnejr, and ease the .Icheck valve 13, betweenwhich particularly to that type of burner which is is connected a pipe14 which leads to the "plated within the. fire', box "of a heatingatmosphere and having therein the valve 15. '60 h furnace adaptedfordonlestic 'use or the like. The pipe line 6 l1as'connected thereto theThe objectof my invention is to provide "branch pipe 16 which leads tothe burner means that will automatically cut off the 2 and'this pipe hasarranged thereinfthe fx flow of fuel to the burner inthe even'tofautomatically operate'd valve 17, 4 I

the extinguishing of the flame or a} leaky ,From the above descri tion,it will be ap-r 65 fburner. 4 parent that the operation ofthe means forA further object of the invention is the conveying fuel to the'burner isas follows: iirovision of means controlled by the leak- Assumingthat-the supplytank 4 is empty age from the burnerfvalve, that willcut-fand itis desiredto transfer fuel from the olf'theflow offuel'thereto. .-storagze"tank to" the supply tank, the operf It is afurthen ebject vof myfinventionator'closes valves 8 an'd15, andopensvalves tofprovide means for indicatingfboth vis- 9 and 12, the pump-,7is then operated and ually and audibly when the supply to the fuel willbe raised from the storage tank burner has been cut off; to thesup'plytank duntilthe desired amount A further object ,of'my' invention istother'ein'is indicated by. then-age 18 arranged q provide means ;thatwill indicate'invarious on on'e' end Iof thertanki After thed esired 1'partsofrthehouse or in a' central station amount-of fuel has beenplaced inthe'tank when a fire'b reaks out in the building in 4, it isthen necessary to place same .under hi h System i d v V I pressure, andthis is done by closing valves In the accompanying drawihgsze V Qand'l2,'anjd'opening valves 8 and 1'5, a.fter Theyfigure shown therein is adetail view which the pumpis'operatedand air is drawn f showing hedifferent parts essential in'the" in from the atmosphere through thepipe operation 'of the device. i i f .14 and forced into the tank t bythe pump. Referring to the drawings in" detail, the In order to insurethe proper pressure within numeralll designates the furnace of a heatth'etank 4, I have arranged in the pipe line ing system. or the like, inthe fire box of 5, adjacent the tank 4; suitable pressure indi- .whichis placed the liquid fuel burner 2, eating gages 19 and'20,one of which1 is "same having the fuel controllingyalve 3, placed Within the roomabove, While the 'arranged 'within the supply line, and being other'serves as an indicator within thelbas'eoperated by a chain or the likepassing" lnentf When it is desiredto. pass the fuel 92 7 around apulleyarranged on the valve stem 'to'the burner 2, the :valves 1'71and; 3 are"and a second'pulleyinounted for-actuation"opened andthedatte'rregulated by the 'o in" any part of the building in which thedeera-torasdesiredj r l 7 v vice is installed and preferablyin'theroom Thecontrolling means" for the fuel supabove. e plV to the burner is asfollows: The burner The fuel for the burner is retained in the 'BVhaspivo tally'mounted thereto the bat 21, fuel supply tank 4 and undersuitable air one end of which has set therein the cup pressure. The tank4 has connected thereto 22 arranged to receive the drip from the thepipe lines 5 and 6, the former leading to control valve 3 of the'burner.The cup 22 is a pump 7 and the latter connecting the formheld adjacentthe valve 3 by weight 23' i 45 er adjacent the pump. The line 5 hasarcarried at the other end ofthe pivotal'bar ranged therein adjacent theconnection of 21. PlVOtELllY mounted 1113011 the base of'the' the line6,'a valve 8, while the line 6, has burner and adapted to eng the 24adjacent its connection with the line 5 a 0n the bar 22 is an upright]ever 25, same valve 9, the purpose of which will be debeing normal y hg n h 11159; by the scribed more fully hereinafter. Also arpring 25'.The lever 25 has connected ranged in the pipeline 5, between the pumpthereto a cord "or cable 26 which passes and the connection of the line6, is a check around a pulley 27 arranged in any con-venvalve 10, thepurpose of which will be ap-' -ient place adjacentthe burner.

parent as the description proceeds. Arranged upon the ceiling efthebase- Leading from a suitable underground auxment is a bracket memberhavlngmounted iliary fuel storage tank. to the pump 7, is therein thepulley 28, and pivotally mounted fusible links 82.

to the bracket thearm 29, one end of which The pulley 28 has arranged onone side thereof a pin 36 adapted to engage a lug 37 carried by thepivoted "arm 29 and the lu bein held in en 'a ement thereto b 2': h c: b

the Weight 38 on the end of the arm.

The operation of the fuel control is as follows. Leakage from'the valve3 drops into the cup 22, which causes the bar 21 to rock and re-leasethe lever .25. the same bein b pulled over by the spring 25, and pullingupon the cord 26, thereby releasing the lug 87 from the pin and allowingthe weight 35 to drop, thus closing the valve'17.'

In the event of a fire, the links 32 are I broken by the heat,thus'causing the weight .38 to drop, thus pulling on the cord 26 andreleasing thesweight 35 which closes the valve 17 and cuts off the Howof the fuel to the burner. I j The'means forindicating when the burnerhas ceased operation or when. a fire breaks out in the basement consistsof a signal 39 pivotally mounted within the room above, and moved .toa'position as'indicated by the dotted lines when the arm 29 is caused todrop by the controlling means, the signal being connected to the arm bya cable 410. The indicating means consist further of an electriccircuithaving therein a number of bells a1 and the lamps 42 positionedin various parts of the house or elsewhere if desired. The circuit isnormally held open by the coiled spring 39 and when the weight 33 dropsthe main switch 4-3 of the electric circuit is thrown in an operativeposition by the movement of the cord 34:, sameopera-tingthe switch 43 bythe engagement of the button 44: carried by the cord 34 with one arm ofthe switch.

From the foregoing, it is thoughtthat U the construction, operation andmany ad-r vantages of the herein described invention will be apparentto' those skilled in the art Without furtherdescription, and it will beunderstood that various changesin the size,

shape, proportion and minor details of construction, may be resorted towithout, de parting fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

' Attention is directed to the tact that the furnace, as indicated at l,is provided with a sectional fire brick or clay core having a series ofradial flues at. extending therethrough, whereby the heat is caused totravel through the fire clay and thus superheat the same to .a higherdegree to increase the refiiciencylof the heating unit as a whole.

The fire clay core is preferablyrtormed in radial sections so that theycanbe quickly dropped into place and removed for [repair purposes. I

Having thus fully described ray-invention,

what I claim as new, and desiregto ,s ecure'ioy Letters Patent, is l V Vi In aJsystem of the character set forth,

the combinationof a liquid fuel b'urnerand a controlling valvetherefor,a bar pivotally mounted to the burner and having a'drip receiving cup onone end held. acent the burner, a s lever pivotally mounted; to, theburner and actuated by the-movement of the bar, a weight for closingsaid fuel valve and being connected thereto by a cable, said 7 cablebeing supported by a normally locked pulley, means for releasing saidpulley'and permitting the closing of the valve, said means beingactuated by the movement of the lever.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand atlVl-illxvaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. r

EDWARD EDSEN.

